unitid 445188 · Merced, CA · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
University of California-Merced
- enrollment 2023
- 9,511
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
71st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
8,372
67th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
59%
undergrads on Pell grants
94th pctl among public 4-years
completion
69%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,665
99th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$11,983
after aid, aided students
43rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$64,368
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$16,144
33rd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,945 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $33,931
- First-generation students
- 57%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,623
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 365 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 308 | $67,342 | $18,325 |
| Computer Engineering. | 217 | $102,036 | $19,086 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 187 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 150 | $85,156 | $18,500 |
| Public Health. | 112 | — | $15,502 |
| Political Science and Government. | 102 | $59,111 | $17,500 |
| Sociology. | 95 | $49,395 | $17,515 |
| Cognitive Science. | 54 | $57,358 | $21,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 50 | $89,244 | $21,234 |
| Applied Mathematics. | 38 | $79,461 | $16,497 |
| Chemistry. | 31 | $64,086 | $15,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.